Body-hanger for vehicles.



No. 788,669. PATENTED MAY 2, i905.

'0. T. MGUUB a; P. E. W'IL OX.

BODY HANGER FOR VEHICLES v APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 3, 1904.

STATES Patented May 2, 19( 5.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. MoCUE, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, AND FRANK E. WILCOX, OF MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BODY-HANGER FOR VEHICLES- SPECIFICATION fOrming part of Letters Patent No. 788,669, dated May 2, 1905.

Application filed August 3, 1904. Serial No. 219,280.

To (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES T. MoCUn, a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, and FRANK E. WILCOX, a resident of Mechanicsburg, in the county of Cumberland and State of Pennsyl- Vania, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Body-Hangers for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention, as indicated by its title, relates to improvements in body-hangers for vehicles.

The object of the invention is to provide a body-hanger which will give a rigid connection between the body of the carriage and the supporting-springs ordinarily carried by the axle.

A further object is to provide a bod y-hanger which may be applied to any ordinary spring without necessitating the weakening of said spring in any way by perforating it at the point of attachment of the body-hanger.

A still further objectis to provide a hanger which may be attached to the spring and will take a firm and even seat thereon at a plurality of points, thus giving freedom of action of the spring without liability of wear and fracture of the parts.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the body-hanger as applied to a spring. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the spring, showing the bodyhanger in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing a modified form of the device. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of said modified form through one of the spring-clips.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes the spring of the vehicle, and 2 the body hanger which extends between the spring and the body of the vehicle and supports the latter.

The hanger comprises, essentially, a looped portion 3, having at either end dependent bracket members .4 5, which are bent substantially at right angles to the looped member and are provided with perforations through which bolts may be passed to secure the hanger firmly to the body of the vehicle. The looped portion 3 may be formed of tubing or any desired material and has extending from it integral clips 6 7. These clips are offset from the side of the loop, and each has a seat portion 8, on either side of which the 'clips are arranged at some little distance apart, and each has its bearing upon the top leaf of the spring and is securely held in place by the plate on the lower side secured by the nuts. Thus it will be seen there is a distinct advantage in having a plurality of seats for the carriage-iron upon the spring. For instance, in using a device with an elliptical form of spring it is universally adjustable and will lit any spring, taking a firm seat upon its leaves without regard to the arch of the spring and without any liability of distorting the normal position of the spring.

Where the body-iron is attached to the spring by bolts passing through the leaves, the jaunce ot' the vehicle soon causes wear and breakage. Furthermore, the proper action of the spring is not secured.

The dependent portions 9 of the clips have a considerable area and lie flat against the edges of the leaves of the spring.

In the modified form of the device there is shown an arrangement in which the clips are formed integral with the arched member of the hanger and are arranged to be secured to the spring by removable bolts. As in the case above described, there are two spring-seat portions 15, having dependent lugs 16 17, and these are preferably recessed on their adjacent inner faces, as at 18, to provide a support for bolts 19, which project through the top of the seat portion 15 and lie within the recesses 18. This form of the device is particularly adaptable where malleable iron or like substances are used which cannot readily be forged and threaded, as in the case of the clips previously described.

The bolts 19 project downward on either side of the leaves of the spring, and a plate 20 is passed below the spring and is securely held in place by nuts, or rivets may be used in place of the bolts, in which case the ends are solidly peened over.

Obviously changes might be made in the detailed arrangement of the several parts described Without departing from the spirit or intent of the invention, and the clips may be secured in any desired manner.

\Vhat We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A vehicle-body hanger composed of a loop provided with body-brackets and having a plurality of integral lugs having dependent members, said lugs forming a seat with the dependent members arranged to embrace a spring and means for securing said seat and dependent members with reference to the spring.

2. In a vehicle-body hanger, in combination, a loop provided with body-brackets, a plurality of integral lugs extending from said loop and comprising a seat portion having at either end dependent members, said seat and dependent portions arranged to embrace a spring, and means for securing said dependent portions and seat with reference to the spring.

3. In a vehicle-body hanger, in combination, a loop, body-brackets appurtenant thereto, a spring-lug projecting from said loop and having dependent members adapted to embrace a spring, and means passing through said lug adjacent to the dependent members for securing the spring between said members.

4. In combination in a device of the class specified, a loop, body-brackets appurtenant thereto, a lug formed integral With said loop and extending therefrom, and having dependent spring embracing members, grooves formed in the adjacent faces of said members, and securing means passing through the lug along the grooves.

CHARLES T. MGCUE.

FRANK E. WILCOX.

Witnesses for Charles T. McCue:

WM. H. BARKER, H. T. DOLL.

Witnesses for Frank E. Wilcox:

F. R. PEEKMAN, J. F. BRICKER. 

